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Ancestries: English (37.7%), United States (22.4%), Irish (8.4%), German (5.8%), French (2.6%), Scottish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1826

Elevation: 1024 feet

Land area: 2.25 square miles.

Population density: 808 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Jamestown:

High school or higher: 66.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%

Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%

Unemployed: 10.0%

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jamestown city:

Never married: 26.2%

Now married: 36.0%

Separated: 5.5%

Widowed: 13.4%

Divorced: 19.0%

12 residents are foreign born

This city:

0.6%

Kentucky:

3.4%

According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Jamestown, Kentucky as of December 09, 2016.The ratio of number of residents in Jamestown to the number of sex offenders is 597 to 1.The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Russell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest PotentialPercentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 43.5%
(42.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.0% for Black residents, 63.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 59.0% for two or more races residents)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: CARBON, TOTAL. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from FEB-15-2006 to FEB-15-2006), St Public Notif requested (2 times from FEB-15-2006 to FEB-15-2006), St Compliance achieved (2 times from APR-10-2006 to APR-10-2006), St Public Notif received (3 times from MAY-05-2006 to MAY-05-2006)